Tri-C Program Offers Students Long-term Success, Happiness

A Tr-C Truck Driving Acadamy training vehicle towers over Program Manager Kreigh Spahr

Kreigh Spahr is a self-declared farmboy and former truck driver with over 35 years experience in the transportation industry. As the Program Manager at Cuyahoga Community College at Heritage Business Park in Euclid, Mr. Spahr oversees the college’s highly successful and growing Truck Driving Academy.     

The Tri-C satellite campus in Euclid offers intimate classrooms and small class sizes. As the only licensed CDL Driver Training school in Cuyahoga County, enrollment is rapidly increasing. As a result, it is expected that course offerings will be expanded and additional training vehicles will be added to the school’s already impressive fleet.

Estimated to have brought more than $1 million dollars of new income to the City of Euclid and more than $10 million dollars to Northeast Ohio during its first five years in operation, the program has provided many northeast Ohio residents with the opportunity to obtain good paying jobs, a fact Mr. Spahr relishes.

When questioned about the program’s success, Mr.Spahr focuses on the human aspect, stating, “We are so proud. We do more than teach people how to drive trucks. We change their lives. We bring people to the realization that life can be good.”

In a time where the bottom line is emphasized at the cost of student development, Mr. Sparh’s personal approach is the antidote to assembly-line style education. He proves that student development and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

Potential students should rest assured that the program offers the necessary skills and opportunities for growth, with plenty of personalized approaches to enhance the professional development of each student.

For enrollment or further information about please call Tri-C at 216-987-3226 or visit the website at www.tri-c.edu/truckdriving.

Nicole Musgrave is the Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Euclid.